Graduate Calendar
Fall 2023
Date |
Activity or Event |
August 7-18 |
Fall Intersession (Considered part of the fall semester for admission, registration, grading, and graduation purposes.) |
August 14 |
Teaching Assistant Orientation (mandatory for students hired as Graduate Teaching Assistants) |
August 15 |
Graduate Student Orientation (optional for any new graduate student) |
August 21 |
Classes Begin |
August 25 |
Deadline to Apply for Graduation (Students planning to complete their degree in December 2022) |
September 4 |
Labor Day Holiday (no classes and offices closed) |
October 12-13 |
Fall Holiday (no classes) |
October 31 |
Deadline to have name listed in the Fall Commencement program |
November 3 |
3MT - Three Minute Thesis competition |
November 20 |
Thesis deadline: Last day to submit approved thesis to the Graduate College. All assignments and quizzes must be completed in Blackboard. Date on front pages of thesis should be December 2023. |
November 20 |
Seminar deadline: Last day to submit acceptance sheet of approved research project to the Graduate College. (Does not apply to all programs. Check with program advisor to determine if form is needed.) |
November 18-26 |
Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes and offices closed November 22-26) |
December 7 |
Last day of classes |
December 7 |
Deadline for submission of Comprehensive Examination results to the Graduate College |
December 8 |
Study Day (no classes) |
December 9-14 |
Final exams |
December 15 |
Commencement |
January 12 |
Final submission of all requirements for FA23 thesis |
Spring 2024
Date |
Activity or Event |
January 8-12 |
Winter Intersession (Considered part of the spring semester for admission, registration, grading, and graduation purposes.) |
January 12 |
Graduate Student Orientation (optional for any new graduate student) |
January 15 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes and offices closed) |
January 16 |
Classes Begin |
January 19 |
Deadline to Apply for Graduation (Students planning to complete their degree in May 2023) |
February 19 |
President's Day (no classes and offices closed) |
March 9-17 |
Spring Break (no classes) |
March 29 |
Spring Holiday (no classes - offices closed) |
March 31 |
Deadline to have name listed in the Spring Commencement program |
April 15 |
Thesis deadline: Last day to submit approved thesis to the Graduate College. All assignments and quizzes must be completed in Blackboard. Date on front pages of thesis should be May 2024. |
April 15 |
Seminar Report Form deadline: Last day to submit to the Graduate College. (Does not apply to all programs. Check with program advisor to determine if form is needed.) |
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EIDF –Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum |
May 2 |
Last day of classes |
May 2 |
Deadline for submission of Comprehensive Examination results to the Graduate College |
May 3 |
Study Day (no classes) |
May 4-9 |
Final exams |
May 10 |
Commencement |
June 3 |
Final submission of all requirements for SP24 thesis |
Summer 2024
Date |
Activity or Event |
May 13 – May 31 |
Summer Intersession (Considered part of the summer session for admission, registration, grading, and graduation purposes.) |
May 27 |
Memorial Day Holiday (no intersession classes) |
June 3 |
Classes Begin |
June 7 |
Deadline to Apply for Graduation (Students planning to complete their degree in August 2023) |
June 19 |
Juneteenth National Independence Day (no classes, offices closed) |
July 4 |
Independence Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed) |
July 17 |
Thesis deadline: Last day to submit approved thesis to the Graduate College. All
assignments and quizzes must be completed in |
July 17 |
Seminar Report Form deadline: Last day to submit to the Graduate College. (Does not apply to all programs. Check with program advisor to determine if form is needed.) |
July 24 |
Last day of classes |
July 24 |
Deadline for submission of Comprehensive Examination results to the Graduate College |
July 25-26 |
Final exams |
August 1 |
Date for summer graduation conferral |
August 23 |
Final submission of all requirements for SU24 thesis |